Yamaha Pacifica 611: Off the Shelf Hot Rodded Guitar

Worship Leader, Artist and Nashville session guitarist Tom Lane discusses the YAMAHA Pacifica 611 electric guitar. This guitar features a Flame Maple top, Wilkinson VS50 tremolo and a killer pick up combination of the Seymour Duncan SP90-1 in the neck position and a covered hum bucking Custom 5 at the bridge. This off the shelf “customized” guitar is as versatile as it is beautiful and provides an instrument that embodies “the sound” on hundreds of hit records. Tom Lane is a YAMAHA Worship Product Specialist, Nashville Recording Artist and Musician/Worship Leader at Belmont Church on Music Row In Nashville TN.
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[@Ausf.D.A.K.]

I agree. I love my 611. It has the amazing build quality and top quality components. This guy is absolutely right.

[@markfahey3921]

I have always believed that Yamaha make fabulous guitars, and for the money they are incredible. They easily equal the big brands in quality and come more playable out of the box than big brands. One of these days I will buy a 611.

[@arnauldgiguet522]

Mark Fahey you’re totaly right !

[@memil32]

Bought a 611VFM. Will not be selling this guitar. Ever. Beautiful instrument all around! Love that you can do whatever you want with 1 guitar!

[@YamahaMusicUSA]

Love to hear that!

[@psour33]

I love my black Pacifica 611VFM TBL. It's the most beautyful and sounding guitar I ever had. It's so easy to play to, the neck is great and sweet.

[@srdjangavran979]

These guitars, will always, surprise you... If you touch to play them... Then, they will touch, your playing heart... ♥️

[@neils68]

This guitar has an otherworldly sound.

[@YamahaMusicUSA]

+Neil St Thank you!

[@davekochanski8756]

I'm getting mine this week !! 😎🎸

[@radosny22]

yamaha greats guitars!! i love it

[@YamahaMusicUSA]

+radosny22 Thanks for the support!

[@Allguitarinfo]

I want one really bad ...i also want a 612. .Yamaha just make good stuff

[@radosny22]

You're welcome:) Great sound, good performance of the guitar, neatly finished off. my first guitar is a Yamaha! I have to this day!

[@fanclub999]

I love my 611VFM Dark Red Burst, it's dream to play !

[@savanaviolenta]

Same here.Class A+

[@brykeso25]

Oh man people are gonna buy this and mod it to look like the Custom Bocchi Vers that just released

[@tigerbalm666]

I am impressed! just heard gud things bout this that I did not know. My Fender Powerhouse just seems to lack in tone. and I paid $550 for it years ago. Think this pacifica has much better tone?

[@TheBigGuppy]

I got a Pacifica 611vfm dark red burst. The manual doesn't include setup instructions for the Wilkinson Tremolo nor the Grover locking tuners. If I knew the Grover Tuner model number I could possibly get documentation from Grover.

[@fabioa.565]

Why there isn't a version of this guitar with maple fretboard?

[@TurboMountTV]

Is it possible to replace the P90 with a traditional single coil ? Is there some way to fill in the extra space since the P-90 is wider ??

[@luda_yanez4302]

The Puppy Channel I see no one has answered your question yet on two different videos, I’m just as curious... there has got to be at least one person that can answer this!!

[@TurboMountTV]

@@luda_yanez4302 Luda, what surprises me is when I search around, and call techs, no one has an easy solution, or even have really done this before. In 2020 I am the first person who wants to exchange out a P-90??? Thought I would, but I didn't like it. Sounded like the proverbial blanket over amp. Luckily Sweetwater exchanged out the Pacifica 611 for the 612, which has a H-S-S setup. No P-90 anywhere.

[@ivanmurraylee3885]

They're selling an alternative model with a single coil on the neck.

[@TurboMountTV]

@@ivanmurraylee3885 Ya Ivan the 612 model. Thanks for SWEETWATER for exchanging the 611. The 612 is awesome.

[@MaxRadin]

Is the p90 noisy? Doesn't sound like it here. Are you using a noise gate? thanks

[@tubeman1983]

Has it got Stainless Steel Frets?

[@glass4495]

Is it possible to get a tremolo bar on one of these? I know there's other models that come with one but I prefer the aesthetics of this guitar specifically. Thanks!

[@milan6840]

you could switch to a tremolo block

[@glass4495]

@@milan6840 too late my brotha, got myself a tele with a bigsby

[@milan6840]

@@glass4495 nice :) have fun with it i bought for 10minuts a pacifica haha

[@judsonruddick5240]

That's the guy from the Don Moen band!

[@296victor]

Mi piacerebbe una yamaha 611 ma provarne una è quasi impossibile in italia

[@bobpike8050]

This doesn't do it justice. The coil tap and the P90 together is a magnificent tone.

[@onzkicg]

Are Pacifica series better than old generation RGX series?

[@savanaviolenta]

Yes they are IMO.

[@patob2002]

Any opinions on 611 vs 612?

[@MK-oz2lf]

What's the difference between the 611VFM and the 611HFM?

[@fanclub999]

At 2:27 referring to the VFM having the Wilkinson VS50-6 bridge and the Vintage Soapbar SP90 and Dark Red Burst.

[@MK-oz2lf]

thesingingdj Thanks. It looks like a great guitar.

[@kingstumble]

I believe the 'V' stands for vibrato and the 'H' stands for hardtail.

[@plummetplum]

Vibrato Flamed Maple or Hard tail Flamed maple

[@MrAnders1976]

just take my money ..................... :-)

[@Xcorgi]

Why would anyone choose a hard tail when they offer such a high quality Wilkinson tremelo system for the same price? Why limit the versatility? What a waste!

[@davekeating.]

Hard tails give you far more punch. Tremolos, even Wilkinsons, can be difficult to set up and keep in tune…

[@kurtjohnson4816]

that's all the playing you're going to do? I wanted to hear the damn thing.

[@tmt7912]

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